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Solar and battery systems will support Hungary’s gas-turbine manufacturing hub. GE Vernova is installing 14.5MW of PV and 40MWh of storage at Veresegyház alongside new production lines, coating equipment, and precision machinery.
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Quantum models are being tested against conventional electricity demand forecasting. E.ON and WISER used 103 anonymised smart-meter time series to examine hybrid quantum-classical approaches, with mixed results on simulation and live hardware.
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Germany has opened fresh auctions for flexible renewable generation capacity. The September rounds comprise a 475MW innovation tender for combined technologies and 300MW for biomethane generation.
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Ireland’s latest renewable auction gives storage a formal scoring role. RESS 6 separates solar and onshore wind procurement while introducing resilience and system-integration criteria under the EU Net-Zero Industry Act.
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Europe has opened fresh financing for large battery-cell manufacturing projects. The €1.5bn Battery Booster Facility will offer interest-free loans to qualifying EEA plants with planned annual capacity of at least 10GWh.
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Enexis will reinforce Dutch distribution networks through substantial new investment. The €500m financing supports 4,600km of cables, transformer stations, higher-capacity connections, and digital network-management systems across five provinces.
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Two new HVDC links will expand North Sea transmission capacity. Hitachi Energy and Larsen & Toubro will deliver Nederwiek 3 and LanWin 5, adding 4GW of offshore grid connection capacity for the Netherlands and Germany.
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Cirrus Logic is expanding Scottish engineering for smart metrology systems. A Scottish Enterprise grant supports high-accuracy energy measurement technology for metering, charging, storage, data centres, and grid monitoring.
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Transmission owners face detailed duties under Britain’s bill-discount scheme update. Eligible households near qualifying infrastructure could receive up to £250 annually for ten years, beginning during 2027.
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Global battery storage capacity could reach 1,300GW worldwide by 2030. The forecast represents almost sixfold growth from 224.8GW at the end of 2025 as grids absorb more variable generation.